Buckle.



H. HERZ.

BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED Aus.11. 1912.

1 ,1 60,605. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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. HENRY 'HERZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed August 17, 1912. Serial No. 715,620.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY HERZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Buckles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of devices adapted to be used for detachably fastening straps'together, thus obviating the necessit of stitching or riveting the buckle to the belt.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient form of buckle which is adapted to be used upon belts of various kinds of material, and which is sus ceptible of being made in various shapes and sizes.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate eorresponding parts in all the views, the said invention being more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my improved buckle showing the manner of its use in detachably fastening the ends of a belt together. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the buckle in an inverted position when the. members thereof are in an open position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the buckle in closed position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the supporting plate and the rectangular frame. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the clamping members of the buckle, and Fig. 6'is a perspective view of the second clamping member thereof.

The device, or buckle has a supporting plate 10 which may be substantially square, or rectangular in shape, and projecting centrally from the top surface of said plate is a stud 11. To the underside of the supporting plate 10 is held a substantially square, or rectangular frame 12 which is made preferably of stiff spring metal, and said frame is secured to the supporting plate by bending one edge of the plate, as 13, so as to overlap one side of the frame. The opposite part, as 14, of the supporting plate is also bent so as to overlap the opposite side of the frame 12, and the free edge of the part 14: is disposed downwardly from the plate Specification of Letters Patent.

. seated when the 11 thereof will extend through the Patented Nov. 16,1915.

so as to provide a depending 15. The central part of the flange 15 is struck outwardly so as to form a teat, or catch 16, and also depending from the lateral edges of the supporting plate 10 atthe corners thereof which are opposite to the flange 15 are two projecting lugs, or ears 17 and 18, through each of which is an opening.

Serving to permit the buckle to be detachablv fastened upon one end of a belt, as 19, having spaced openings 20 in its other end, I provide a clamping member, or clasp 21. The clasp 21 has a plate 22, and extend ing laterally from one edge of said plate are two pintles, or pins 23 and 24 which are passed through the openings in the lugs 17 and 18 of the supporting plate 10 for pivot ing the clasp to the supporting plate in a manner so that the plate 22 is spaced from the. supporting plate for the belt to be read- 11y guided between these plates. On the edge of the plate 22 between the pins 23 and 24 are a plurality of teeth 25 which are disposed at. an angle with respect to the top surface of said plate whereby the teeth will engage the belt for holding it tightlywhen the clasp 21 is closed upon the belt after being guided between the plate 22 and sup porting plate 10, as illustrated. In order to lock the plate 22 when closed upon the belt, upon the edge of the plate opposite to the teeth 25 thereof is a flange 26 which is adapted to snugly overlap the flange 15, and centrally of the flange 26 is a depression 27 into which the teat, or catch 16 is ment. I

When the buckle is fastened to one end of the belt through the medium of the clasp 21, as above described, and for the purpose of fastening the other end of the belt to the buckle a second clamping member, or clasp 28 is provided. The clasp 28 has a plate 29 which is also substantially square, or rectangular, and its central part is preferably cut-out to provide an opening 30 therethrough. The plate 29 has upon one of its edges a flange 31 which is disposed at a right angle with respect to the plate, and the free edge of said flange is curved over one side of the frame 12 for hinging this clasp to the supporting plate 10 so that the stud opening 20 of the plate 29. When it is desired to fasten the apertured end of the belt to the two flanges are in engage flange, or stop the button 11 is directed and as a means to hold the clasp 21in locked engagement, upon the, edge of said plate whichis opposite to the hinging flange 31' is a second fiange 32 having abutton, or teat 33 which is adapted to grip a curved part, as 34:, formed in the side of the framelQ which is overlapped by this flange when the clasp,

28 is positioned for holding the apertured 7 end of the belt.

1 Patent In-the foregoing description I have embodied the preferred form of my invention,

but I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyselfthereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle, or sacrificing.

,any'of the'advantages of this invention;-

therefore I reserve to myself the'ri ght to makesuch changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof. 7 a 7 Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1. In a belt buckle of the character described, a frame, a supportingplate carried 30 by'said frame, a stud carried by said supporting plate for engagementwith one end of a belt, a plate hinged to said supporting frame'on one side of said plate andfco-act- Uopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

late 10 which is opposed the openings 20 of the belt.

, Witnesses: 7' I Y ing with said stud to retain one end of the belt thereon, a second plate hinged to said supporting plate on the side opposite to said'studand movable at right angles to said first mentioned hinged plate, and a toothed member for engagement with the other end of said belt and operable into'en-v gagement with thebelt by said last named hinged plate, and means .for holding each of said hinged plates in operative position,

substantially as described. l a 2. In-a belt buckle of the character described, a rectangular frame, a supporting plate carried by said frame, a studcarrled by said supportlng plate for: engagement with one end of a belt, aplate hinged to said frame on one side of said supporting plate and co-acting with said stud to retain one s end ofthe belt on said stud, a second hinged plate on the side of said supporting plate opposite fromsaid firstnamed hinged plate andmovable at right angles thereto, sand a toothed member integral with said last named hinged plate adapted for engagement with the other end of'said belt, substantially as described. a

This specification signed and witnessed this sixteenth dayof August A D. 1912.

- I HENRY HERZ.

Rom. B. Annorr, M. DnRMODY.

Washington, D. 0 3 1 

